BLOG Post #438: On the Brink in the Middle East 26 Sep 20241 Nov 2024 Signaling an Invasion Israel’s planting of explosive material in pagers and walkie-talkies could be the forerunner to an invasion of southern Lebanon. Defense minister Yoav Gallant implied as much when…
BLOG Post #436: Cease-fire Agreements in the Middle East Seem More Remote than Ever 1 Sep 20241 Nov 2024 “Blood on His Hands” “After close to a year of neglect, Netanyahu doesn’t miss a single opportunity to ensure that there won’t be a deal. Not a day goes…
BLOG Post #432: Escalation and Miscalculation: How a Bigger War Might Happen in the Middle East 4 Aug 20241 Nov 2024 Fateful Choices Just a few weeks ago, the media were reporting that Israel and Hezbollah were edging closer to an agreement that would bring their deadly exchanges along the border…
BLOG Post #431: Two Wars With No Way Out 28 Jul 20241 Nov 2024 People involved in conflict resolution often say that every war must end. Most wars do end in some fashion, but plenty of wars—and the wars in Ukraine and Israel appear…
BLOG Post #430: Gathering of the Clan: The Trump Criminal Enterprise at the RNC 20 Jul 20241 Nov 2024 The Criminals Former FBI director James Comey once compared Donald Trump’s gang of loyalists to the Mafia. “Holy crap, they are trying to make each of us an amica…
BLOG Post #429: No One Wants Another Middle East War, but Everyone is Preparing for One 30 Jun 202429 Jun 2024 Can Israel Be Restrained? Reports from the Middle East these days have two things in common: All the parties wish to avoid a war, yet all the movement is toward…
BLOG Post #427: Is It Time for This War to End? Evidently Not 11 Jun 2024 In a major speech May 31, Pres. Biden offered a three-phase plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war, saying “it is time for this war to end.” (I have appended…
BLOG Post #423: A Package Deal Full of Holes 17 May 2024 The Biden administration has been working on a package deal with Saudi Arabia that would guarantee a path to a Palestinian state in return for a permanent cease-fire and establishment…
BLOG Post #421: India, Israel, and America’s Double Standard 4 May 2024 India is hailed as the world’s biggest democracy, and Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East. Yet both are led by authoritarian rulers who are far more…
BLOG Post 419: The Israel-Iran Confrontation: Episode or War? 14 Apr 202414 Apr 2024 Condemnation of Iran’s attack on Israel seems to be nearly universal. The UN, NATO countries, Jordan and Egypt—it’s a pretty widespread view. We may all be thankful that the…
BLOG Post #417: US Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes Takes Another Step 2 Apr 202427 Apr 2024 The Biden administration continues to act contrary to logic, law, and humane values in response to Israel’s war policies. Despite overwhelming evidence of Israel’s war crimes and acts that constitute…
BLOG Post #415: Resolving Biden’s Dilemma 9 Mar 20249 Mar 2024 A "Come-to-Jesus" Moment Following the State of the Union speech, President Biden had a conversation on the House floor with Senator Michael Bennet, Democrat of Colorado, who urged the President…
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